MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish businesses, restaurants, museums and public transport will be required to adhere to strict temperature requirements under emergency measures the government announced on Monday to save energy. High summer temperatures and limi…
Biden, Putin strike conciliatory tones as nuclear arms talks start at U.N.
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he is ready to pursue a new nuclear arms deal with Russia and called on Moscow to act in good faith as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin said there could be no w…
Wall Street slips, crude slides as weak data feed recession jitters
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street see-sawed and crude prices plunged on Monday as world factory data showed demand weakening under inflation pressures, while the looming possibility of recession curbed risk appetite. All three major U.S….
NATO peacekeepers oversee removal of roadblocks in Kosovo
By Fatos Bytyci ZUPCE, Kosovo (Reuters) -NATO-led peacekeepers backed by helicopters on Monday oversaw the removal of roadblocks protesters had set up in Kosovo, where political tensions have flared more than two decades since a NATO campaign of airstr…
UK’s Met Office says last month was driest July in England since 1935
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Met Office said on Monday that last month was the driest July in England since 1935, with some regions marking their driest July on record. The Met office’s provisional statistics come after a record-breaking heatwave last …
Italy’s right-wing frontrunners see room to revamp national Recovery Plan
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – The Brothers of Italy party, in pole position for next month’s elections, sees room to revamp parts of an European Union-funded investment programme to help the economy tackle an energy crisis and so…
Pelosi set to visit Taiwan despite China warnings, sources say
By Yimou Lee and Martin Quin Pollard TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to visit Taiwan on Tuesday, three people briefed on the matter said, as China warned that its military would never “sit idly by” i…
Revlon gets court approval for $1.4 billion bankruptcy loan
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Revlon Inc received a U.S. bankruptcy judge’s permission on Monday to proceed with a $1.4 billion loan, over an objection by junior creditors who argued that its onerous terms could block their chance to recover anything …
Portugal’s airport workers threaten to strike in late August
By Catarina Demony and Patricia Vicente Rua LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s civil aviation workers on Monday threatened to go on a three-day strike in late August, accusing the conglomerate that operates the country’s biggest airports of failing to incre…
Shipping arrangements into Ukraine still not ready, Lloyd’s official says
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -Key arrangements including procedures for ships still need to be worked out before empty vessels can come in and pick up cargoes from Ukraine using the new grains corridor, a senior London marine insurance market offi…